(1) Has
the department instituted an internal costing or cost recovery system;
if so: (a) what was the reason for instituting this system; and (b)
can details be provided of the costs associated with instituting this
system.

(2) As
at 30 September 2006: (a) how many staff are there at each Australian
Public Service (APS) level (including executive and senior executive
level staff) by business unit, division or branch; and (b) what is the
average salary of staff at each APS level (including executive and senior
executive level staff) by business unit, division or branch.

2631 Minister representing the Prime Minister

2637 Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing

2639 Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

2643 Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace
Relations

2644 Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water
Resources

2647 Minister representing the Minister for Education, Science and
Training

2649 Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

2651 Senator
Bob Brown: To ask the Minister representing the Minister for
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry—With reference to the decision
to destroy the ancient forest in Weld River coupe WR15F:

(1) (a)
What is the necessity for the planned deforestation; and (b) what alternatives
are available.

(2) (a)
What buffer will be kept between logging and the Tasmanian Wilderness
World Heritage Area; and (b) how will this be managed.

(3) (a)
Does this buffer or lack thereof, accord with World Heritage respect
and values; and (b) have World Heritage experts agreed with this; if
so: (i) who are the experts, (ii) what is their complete advice, and
(iii) when was it given.

(4) (a)
What areas of the coupe will not be logged; (b) why; and (c) on whose
advice.

(5) Will
Gunns Limited be a receiver of wood products from the coupe; if so:
what volume and percentage of the commercial wood will go to Gunns Limited.

(6) Has the Minister inspected logging
in the World Heritage value forests of the Weld; if so, when; if not,
why not.

(7) Will
the Minister, as part of his portfolio responsibilities, visit the Weld
River coupe WR15F to ensure Tasmania’s World Heritage values are not
contravened in any way while the current Minister is in office.

2652 Senator
O’Brien: To ask the Minister representing the Minister for
Transport and Regional Services—

(1) Can
the Minister confirm that the cancellation of Transair’s air operator’s
certificate (AOC) by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) on 24 October 2006
was not disclosed to the public until the opposition asked questions
about the matter at the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee
estimates hearing on 30 October 2006 (Committee Hansard , p 109).

(2) Why
did CASA fail to disclose the cancellation of Transair’s AOC on 24 October
2006.

(3) Did
CASA propose to keep the cancellation a secret until the expiry of the
automatic stay period or a decision by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
on an application to review the cancellation was made.

(4) Has
CASA previously published notices of AOC suspensions and cancellations
on its website; if so: (a) when did this policy change; and (b) why.

(5) Is
it the case that disclosure of AOC suspensions and cancellations are
in the public interest.

2655 Senator
O’Brien: To ask the Minister representing the Minister for
Transport and Regional Services—

(1) Can
the Minister confirm that the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)
cancelled Transair’s air operator’s certificate on 24 October 2006
because the company failed to fulfil its obligations under an enforceable
voluntary undertaking (EVU) entered into on 4 May 2006, and to respond
to show cause notices issued on 14 August and 26 September 2006.

(2) Which
of the seven undertakings listed in the EVU did Transair fail to fulfil.

(3) Why
did not CASA apply to the Federal Court of Australia for an order under
section 30DK(7) of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 in relation to breaches of the terms
of the EVU.